“Since I’ve been here, the first 12 years we really had no Tommy Johns, to now within the last couple years we’ve been getting some,” he said.

Another could possibly be added to the list. Keynan Middleton, the club’s de facto closer, underwent an MRI on Monday morning that revealed damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. A second opinion will be needed before Middleton elects a course of action.

If the diagnosis is confirmed, Middleton would likely need a procedure that at best would jeopardize his season, and at worst could keep him out for 12 to 18 months.

“It’s tough news,” Scioscia said. “But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. Take it one step at a time.”

It’s a course of action that has become all too familiar for the Angels. Middleton is part of a clubhouse littered with horror stories involving the UCL over the past...